Horror movies with which you will believe in bad luck this Friday the 13th

Superstitions are a very popular belief, which dates back to ancient legends, from the Nordic peoples to some chapters of the Bible. That is why this number and day are commonly associated with bad luck. And while you might have your buts, these horror movies are sure to change your mind on the matter, although if you don’t, that’s okay.

And if there is better horror movie to believe in bad luck, or ‘Friday the 13th’, which, as the name already suggests, speaks of a curse. More specifically, the one experienced by the protagonists persecuted by Jason Vorhees, a man who has been abused and who has now become a ruthless killer. Available on HBO Max, Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video.

Silence

Mike Flanagan, who is now known for ”Midnight Mass’ or ‘The Haunting of Hill House’, debuted in 2016, ‘Silence’, a horror movie that will make you believe in friday the 13th. Kate Siegel plays Maddie, a deaf writer who goes into the woods to live alone, and who begins to be stalked by a masked killer who will make life difficult for her. Available on Netflix.

Final destination

But if there is one horror movie for superstitious believers friday the 13th and bad luck, this is ‘Final Destination’. It is a franchise that builds its story on this idea, in which the main character has a premonition of an accident from which his companions will eventually be saved, but he has seen each of their deaths. Available on HBO Max.

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Under the shade

Moving on to a more serious drama, but with touches of terror, we have ‘Under the Shadow’ from 2016. It is an Iranian film by Babak Anvari starring Narges Rashidi, in which a woman and her daughter are introduced as they try to survive the War of Tehran in the 1980s while her husband is on the battlefield, until they start being haunted by a spirit. Available on Netflix.

the similarities

Surely you’ve ever seen a person quite similar to you and thought it was just a coincidence. Well, ‘Los Parecidos’ is a film that will change your mind. It’s about eight strangers who find themselves in a train station during a stormy night, and begin to suffer from a strange event that leaves them unconscious, and when they recover, many things have changed. Available on Claro, Apple TV and YouTube.

1922

Finally, a dramatic horror film based on the novel of the same name written by Stephen King. This is ‘1922’, directed by Zack Hilditch, starring Thomas Janes, which brings to life Wilfred James, a farmer who admits that he killed his wife, but that death will only mark the beginning of an even worse curse. . Available on Netflix.